Cuckoo Twitch

After hearing about the Cuckoo seen on the Pit Tip the previous morning, it had to be worth a try, having had no other records this year. A couple of gulls were moving over the Pit Tip with two single Black-headed Gull moving low over to the west, and a single Lesser Black-backed Gull also over to the west. Walking over the main ride over the crown of the Pit Tip Top a relatively large bird flushed from the ride, and flew low over the grassland before disappearing to view towards the main Pit Tip Plantation. Despite the brief views, it was definitely a Cuckoo, and the orange/buff plumage I noted suggests it was a female or juvenile. Also of note was a single male Pheasant heard calling from the middle of the Pit Tip Grassland